If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference to the community working with a dedicated team who are all passionate about Discrimination Law, then this could be the job for you!
The role and what you’ll be doing.
Reporting to the Legal Aid Services Manager, you will provide advice and casework on a full range of discrimination issues to clients on our Civil Legal Advice Legal Help contract covering England and Wales remotely, and our Legal Aid face-to-face contract, covering Gateshead, as well as discrimination advice and casework on our non-legal aid services.
Day to day you will provide support and supervision to our team of advisers, including quality checking and being the expert resource. Demonstrating effective communication and organisational skills to internal and external stakeholders.
You will be qualified as a Solicitor with at least 2 years of experience in legal advice, casework, and advocacy in discrimination law.
Why choose to work for us?
We’re really proud of our values and culture as we strive for our vision of a fair society for all with lives well lived.
It’s official! We do great things every day and make a huge impact in the community. Recently we were awarded North East Charity of the Year, recognizing the efforts of all our colleagues and volunteers.
We were recognized as a Great Place to Work, and in a recent People survey, 97% of our workforce said they were motivated to make a difference at work.
Being your whole self in the workplace
Learning and Development - through our Mobilising Brilliance programme, you will access training, workshops, and coaching to develop your skills and knowledge both within and beyond your job role, so you can be your best self at work and in all aspects of your life.
As a forward-thinking organization, our colleagues enjoy the benefits of the 4-day week initiative*. We are looking at new ways of working to deliver a positive impact on our clients and colleagues. Our teams are motivated to maintain productivity measures and are enjoying the extra flexibility.
The important stuff
22 days plus bank holidays, rising after 2 years.
Health & well-being of our colleagues is our priority. We have achieved Silver status ‘Better Health at Work Award’.
You can join our Employee Assistance scheme giving you access to free health advice, counselling services, and legal guidance, plus savings on dental & optical check-ups.
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To apply, please send us your CV which should clearly demonstrate how your experience and skills meet the criteria for this role, providing specific examples from previous roles, along with a letter explaining how your values resonate with ours. To download the role profile, please head to our website here.
Applying for a new job can be daunting, so if you would like to chat to someone to find out more, please get in touch; we would love to hear from you! *4-day week is subject to completion of a 6-month probation period.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Fixed term contract.
Pay: £36,370.00 per year.
Benefits:
* Bereavement leave
* Canteen
* Company pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Free flu jabs
* Health & wellbeing programme
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person.
Application deadline: 30/09/2024
Expected start date: 01/11/2024
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